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Re: (gear) Zeppelin shape

Subject: Re: (gear) Zeppelin shape
From: "Derek Holzer" derekatumaticdotnl
Date: Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:14 am (PDT)
Sharp corners catch wind. Simple as that.

Maybe buy some tea strainers that match the diameter of your tube?

best,
d.

1GDW wrote:
> Is there an advantage to have the ends of a zeppelin rounded?  I want 
> to construct a DIY windscreen and it would be less fabricating to make 
> the ends flat.
> Gerald White  Muscatine, IA

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